Paper box.



Patented Nov. 26, l90il.

L. wELLHoUsE.

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(Application filed Dec. 22, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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Patented Nov. 26, |90|l L. WELLHOUSE PAPER Box. v

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IIIIIIII willwllumuullllnn UNITED STATES PATENT EErcE.

LOUIS WELLI-IOUSE, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR TO ATLANTA BOX i FACTORY, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, A CORPORATION OF GEORGIA.

PAPER BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 687,708, dated November 26, 1901.

Application tiled December 22, 1900. Serial No. 40,783. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom t may concern: body portion having a lining, including sup- Be it known that I, LOUIS IVELLHOUSE, a plement'al side pieces 15 and 16 and supplecitizen of the United States, residing at At` mental end pieces 17 and 18, pasted to the lanta, in the county of Fulton and State of inner faces of the corresponding portions of c 5 Georgia, have invented certain newandlusethe lower part of the body, these suppleful Improvements in Paper Boxes; and I do mental walls being put into place after the hereby declare the following to beafull, clear, paper covering is applied, and over the free and exactdescrption of theinvention, such as edges of these supplemental walls the cover will enable others skilled in the art to which is applied. lo it appertains to make and use the same. The covering-blanks for the lower portion This invention relates to boxes in general, of the body and for the cover of the box are and more particularly to paper boxes used the same in shape, material, and size.4 Each for bonbons and similar commodities, the obblank consists of a body portion 20, in each ject of the invention being to provide a box end of which are cut two Vshaped or tapered I5 wherein the entire exterior, including the botnotches 2l and 22, one side of each notch betom top, sides, and ends, will be covered with ing parallel with the sides of the blank, while ornamental paper, whether figured or plain. the other sides of the notches, which are the A further object of the invention is to proouter sides, are at acute angles to the sides vide a construction wherein the covering of of the blank, and the separation of corre- 7o 2o paper will be so secured in place as to give a sponding notches at opposite ends of the graceful appearance to the box, said covering blank is equal to the length of the box.

being attached only at the free edges ot' the In the application of the blank, say, to the box. body of the box the body is placed upon the Additional objects and advantages of the blank and has the inner faces of its sides and z5 invention will be evident from the following ends, at the edges thereof, coated with paste. description. The sides of the blank are then bent upwardly specification, and in which like numerals of the inner face thereof, the tabs between the reference indicate similar parts in the sevnotches and the side edges of the blank be- 8o 3o eral views, Figure 1 is a perspective view ing then bent against the ends of the body, showing the complete box in closed positionf with the upper edges thereof farthest from the Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cover of notches projecting slightly above the ends of the box with the paper covering thereof un the box and with the lower slanting edges difolded from one end. Fig. 3 is a bottom perverging from the bottom of the body. These 85 35 spective of the body of the box and showing upwardly-projecting portions are bent over the paper covering unfolded from one end the edges of the ends of the body and pasted portion thereof. Fig. 4 is a transverse secin place. The end portions 23 and 2-1 of the tion through the body of the box. Fig. 5 is blank between the notches are then bent up a plan View showing the blank from which against the ends of the body and down over 9o 4o the covering of the body or the top is made. the upper edges of the ends and are pasted Referring now to the drawings, the present against the inner faces thereof. The cover- Abox comprises a body portion including a ing is thus pasted onlyagainsttheinner faces bottom 5, sides 6 and 7, and ends S and 9, of the sides and ends of the body of the box, these portions being of the usual pasteboard and it is permitted to fit the exterior of the i 45 and the said body being rectangularin shape. body more or less loosely to give a padded The cover of the box is similar to the body and graceful appearance. The cover of the portion and comprises a top 10, sides 11 and box is covered with a paper covering in the 12, and ends 13 and 14: and is a duplicate of same manner as is the body and need not be the lower portion of the body. The body and specifically described. The supplemental side roo 5o the cover when brought together to close the and end Walls above referred to are pasted box lie with their sides and ends flush, the against the inner faces of the sides and ends In the drawings forming a portion of this and over the sides of the body and. pasted to s.

of the body and against the nturned edges of the covering, as shown. The box is thus provided with a covering on all sides, the covering being so applied as to permit of rapid and cheap construction, while giving a handsome appearance.

It will be readily understood that in practice various modifcationsof the specific construction shown may be made and that any suitable materials and proportions may be used for the various parts without departing from the spirit of the iuveption.

What is claimed is- A paper box comprising a body portion and a cover portion, the cover portion including a top, sides and ends, and a paper blank having two tapered notches in each of ils ends for outer tabs and an inner tab at each end, the sides of the blank being bent upwardly and over the upper edges vof the sides of the cover and fastened only against the inner faces thereof and having the outer tabs folded against the ends of the cover and their upper edges folded over against the inner faces of the ends and fastened only thereagainst, and the intermediate tabs being folded up against the outer faces of the endsand over the upper edges thereof to lie against the rst-named tabs, said tabs being pasted only against the inner face of the cover, and the body portion being a duplicate of the cover with supplemental walls forming a 1ining, pasted against the inner faces of the side and end Walls and the portion of the blank folded thereagainst and projecting thereabove to receive the cover thereover.

In testimony whereof I hereunto sign my name, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses, on the 17th day of November, 1900.

LOUIS WELLI-IOUSE.

Witnesses:

C. C. CHILLINGWORTH, PAUL A4 CLEMENT. 

